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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rupert Neate

Thursday briefing: How extremists ‘hijacked’ a vigil for the Southport victims

Riot police hold back protesters after disorder broke out on July 30, 2024 in Southport, England.
Riot police hold back protesters after disorder broke out on July 30, 2024 in Southport, England. Photograph: Getty Images

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The horrific knife attack in which three children were killed in Southport has shocked the country. It has also been seized on by the far right to promote its hateful agenda and led to riots, injuring 54 police officers and the burning of a police van within sight of the venue where the child stabbing victims had danced to Taylor Swift.

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